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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-27
A Great Improvement.

A Dakota young lady was visiting q
friend in the East who had visited her
in Dakota last summer.
"You don't know how I miss our
lovely Dakota moonlight, said the terri
torial maiden.
Don't you think the moon is as nice
here as at your homer" asked her friend.
"Oh, it isn't half so lovely. You ought
to see tits perfectly elegant and makes
it almost as light as day."
81 did see it last summer, and it didn't
seem to me to be any brighter than it is
here"
"Oh, we'll, last summer of course it
wasn't, but you ought to see it this sum-
mcr since the boom struck our place! 1t
is fifty per cent. brighter. ."-Dakota Bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-27
Excused With Energy.

"Say! you" he called, as he stood on
the Postotiice steps
4 very solid man halted in his tracks
until the other came up.
"Calling to me?" he queEied.
"Yes, sir. Do you notice my hair? It's
a sort of grizzly gray, which makes me
look ten years older than I really am
"What have l got to do with your
hair. sir2" demanded the other.
II happened to stand beside you in
the Postotfice, and no.
"Supposing you did stand beside me
in the Postotticer'
II saw that you were man of about
sixty years old, but as you had"
''Suppose l am sixtyr'
"But as you had dyed your hair you
din't look day over forty.fve. What
| want is the name of the dye you use.
You will excuse me, but
He was excused. He knew he was by
the way the other raised his cane and
Jumped at him and offered to mop the
street with him for two cents.-Det'0I
Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-27
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Something Surprising-The Trials of
q Landlord-It Might Have
Been Worsc-Came to
Grief, Etc, Etc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-27

into the best society of the universe You see
great crowd of people in some street, and
you say: "Who is passing there. What Cen
eral, what Prince is going up there" Well,
see great throng in heaven. 1 say: who
is the focus of all that admiration! Who
is the centre of that glittering company"
1t is Jesus, the champion of all worlds, the
favorite of all ages. Do you know what
is the first question the soul will ask when
1T comes through the gate of heaven? l
think the first question will be: ':Where
IS Jesus, the Saviour that pardoned my sin;
that carried my sorrowS; that fought my
battles; that won my victo-ias.' o radiant
the manger, but without its humiliation,
Thou of the cross, but without its pangs;
Thou of the grave, but without its darkness.
The Bible intimates that we will talk
with Jesus i'll heaven just as a brother
talks with brother. Now, what will
you ask him 1irst! l do not know. can
think what l would ask Paul first, if l saw
him in heaven. I think l would like to
hear him describe the storm that came
upon the ship when there were 2I5 souls
on the vessel, Paul being the only man on
board cool enough to describe the storm.
There is fascination about ship and the
sea that l shall never get over ami think
l would like to hear him talk about that
first. But when l meet my Lord Jesus
Caflst; Oh WuoI SH1it uiSG uellSnC 70 near
Him speak? Now l think what it is ]
shall first want to hear the tragedy of his
last hours; snd then Luie's account of the
crucifixion, and Marks &C :ount of the
crucitxion, and Johns account Of the cru.
cifixion will be nothing, while from the
living lips of Christ the story shall Le told
OF the gloom that fell. and the devils that
arose, and the fact that upon his endurance
depended the resuce of a race; and there was
darkness in the sky and there was darkness in
the soul land the pain became more sharp, and
the burdens became more heavy, until the mob
began to swim away from the dying vision Of
Christ. and the cursing of the mob came to
his ear more family, and his hands
were fastened to the horizontal piece Of
the cross, and his feet were fastened to
the perpendicular piece of the cross, and
his head fell forward in a swoon as he
uttered the last moan and cried: "It is
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Orleans County.
Newport.

THE teachers institute for this county will
be held in the Congregational church in this
place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
May 18th, 10Th and 18th The following will be
the order of exercises: Wednesday, forenoon
Devotional exercises address, ID. NJ. Camp
of Newport; collective points," Supern-
tendent Justus Dartt; " Self-dependence,
Principal L. T. McKenney of Newport, fol-
lowed by discussion. Wednesday, after
noon - Glass exercise in physiology,
Principal L. T. McKenney scientific
temperance instruction, ladies of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, fol-
lowed by discussion. Wednesday, eyening-
Lecture, " The public school, what for and
what of it?" DIR. William A. Mowry of
Boston. Thursday CONGRATULATIONS
exercises; " The study of language" DR..
William A. Mowry; class exercise in
followed by discussion. Thursday after
noon" The principles that underlie the
management of schools" DR.. William A.
Mowry; " The obligation of parents in the
matter of educating their children" Rev.
E. p. Wild of Newport; Education for
Thursday erening-Lecture, "The Missis-
sippi valley, and how we came by it," DR..
William A. Mowry. Friday forenoon-De-
votional exercises; class exercise in
arithmetic, Miss L. c. Dane of Newport,
followed by a discussion; Grammar an
interesting study Prlnclpal ID. >. w ater-
man of Barton Landing, followed by dis
cussion. Friday qtternoon-' Regarding
some common mistakes of teachers" Prin-
cipal w. E. Ranger of Lyndon Center;
The art of questioning" Rev. George S.
Chase of Derby, followed by discussion OF
questions. Friday egening-Lecture, " A visit
to Naples" Professor John X. Lord OF
Dartmouth College. Entertainment at
Memphremagog House, 1925 per day; New
port House, $40 per day. Free return
checks over the Passumpsic railroad will be
given to all who pay full fare one way.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Some Interesting Paragraphs.

THE Chicago Mail gravely announces that
the original Of Colonel Sellers was the
rebel General jeff Thompson, after the war
surveyor OF Louisiana, and whose niece is
now the wife Of Professor Proctor" The
original of " Colonel Sellers " is-or was
Mr.. Eschol Sellers, resident Of southern
Illinois, who sued Mr.. Clemens for libel for
using his real name in the first edition of
the "Gilded Age" Mr.. Clemens will re-
member .-NinneopotiS Tribune
THERE has recently been invented in
Paris small press which will enable blind
people not only to print the raised charac.
tiers which they are able to read with their
fingers, but also the ordinary characters on
the same sheet of paper. A system of writing
for blind people has of course, already been
invented by Braile, but it only permitted
them to communicate with each other,
whereas the new mechanism enables them
to form letters which can be read by every-
body. Henceforward, therefore, blind per-
sons will be able to communicate by letter
with their friends, without being obliged to
have recourse to the assstar ce of others
AN Algerian doctor named Prengraeber
has just saved the life of child in the last
stages of consumption. The little girl ,
wasted almost to skeleton, was taken to
hospital in Paris. After long hesitation
DR.. Pengraeber decided to risk an opera
ton, first chloroforming the child. He
made cruciform incsion between the fifth
and sixth right ribs and burned out three
cubic centimetres of the diseased portion of
the lung with red-hot iron. In three
weeks the wound healed and the blood
coursed healthily through the child's veins.
She picked up, the flesh grew strong and
she was sent home cured. The profession
say it was fine surgery, but not original.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

this year The depth in some Of our woods
was surprising. - Miss Inez Flint is 90
ing to Chelsea to work in the hotel for Elgin
Barnes. - Albert Bruce's family has
been greatly afflicted with sickness of late
day or two ago he himself was the only
well one in family of FIVE. 80 Rev.
Harvey Webster has lately lost a very fine
COW. Some one says he valued her at 800
or more. On inquiring for the cause, we
were told that feeding upon barley and
barley straw may have been one cause of
her sickness. 80 Messrs. John Gregory
of Waitsfield and James Gregory of Cham
plain, n. Y, brothers of Mrs. Frank
Godfrey, were recently called here by her
death. - Mr.. James s. Tileston (son-in-
law of the late Darius Pride, ESQ., and his
only daughter, Miss Ella, who have been
passing some months in Atlanta and Mari
eta, Georgia, are about to return to their
home in Faribault, MINI. - Mrs.
Mahlon f.. Davis (nee, Miss Jane l.. SMITH
purposes soon to go from her late home in
Texas to Michigan, where she has friends
and where she may make her future home.
- The Ladies' Literary Club will meet
next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Harvey
l.. Cheney. The subject of study will be
" Thomas Jefferson's second adminstra-
ton" - We hear that Henry j. Martin
is about to open grocery store in the base
ment of Mrs. Lewis Flint's house. -
Albern Briggs is able to be out again. 60
J. X. Lynde went to Boston on Monday for
his summer stock goods. 60 There will
be service at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning. - Miss Maggie
Whitney is visiting Miss Jennie Fuller in
Attleboro, Mass. She will soon go to Old
Orchard Beach, Maine, to work during the
summer. - The village school, to begin
next Monday, will be taught by Miss Sarah
Cummings of Stafford. She is sister of
Miss Lizzie Cummings of that town, the we'll
known teacher in South Africa for some years
past. Miss Cummings comes here with good
name as teacher. - For the honor of
our town it is to be hoped the charge is
false that citizens of border town have
only to "step over the line " into our place
to get cider old enough and strong enough
to " take away the senses and make them
" act like fools" Will it not be bad enough
if hdlf the ominous predictions of what is
yet to come with our railroad shall prove
true, without any aid from our present in
habitants Of indeed it be true that they are
giving i)? Let us have temperance and
peace! - Miss Essa Martin has changed
her plan for the summer and will teach in
the Clark Shepard district in Barre. Miss
Mary Abbott is to teach in the Prentiss
Waldo district. - Mrs. Aaron Kinsman
is about to go to Chicago to reside, where
her son George is said to be doing we'll.
Miss Loretta Webster expects to &C
company her sister, Mrs. Kinsman, to Chi
cago. - Mrs. Lewis Flint continues very
feeble. - 1t is claimed that there are
good indications of granite quarries on the
farms of Messrs. G.. U. Lathrop, Kinsman
Martin and Newell Farnham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Addison County.
Granville,

LILLIAN RHODES is to teach in Texas,
Maude Markham in South Hollow and Flora
Jewett in No /. - Miss Fuller has been
visiting in Hancock. - George Ryan is
at work for Mr.. Jackson. - Leonard
Bean attended the Vermont Conference at
st. Johnsbury. - Will Goodenough
has moved into the parsonage. - The
Farr Brothers and II. G. Bagley have each
had good COW die within a short time
Mr.. Bagley's only horse received severe in
juries while in the stable, but it is now i'm
proving and he hopes to save it. - Miss
Eva Mahuron of Fayston has been engaged
to teach the school in district No. 4. Mrs
Viola Billings will teach in district No. TO-
- Mrs. Lucy A. Bagley has the rheu-
matte fever. - Miss Jennie Goodno has
returned from California, where she has
been at work in hotel the past winter.
- Henry Jackson, who has long been
in ill-health is on the gain.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

In st. Landry parish, Louisiana, a few days
ago, Eugene, the thirteen-year-olds son of Mrs.
Ernest Ensilier, was attacked with slight
fever. His grandmother gave him what
she thought was a dose of quinine. In
few minutes he had spasms and died. On
the day following, while preparations were
making for the funeral, Ernest, aged four
years, also became sick with fever He was
given dose of the same drug, and in few
minutes he, too, died of spasms. Another
brother became sick shortly afterward and
was in the act of taking the medicine when
a friend of the family advised that the medi-
cine be examined by a druggist. This was
done and the apothecary called attention to
the fact that the bottle was marked :" strych-
nine" No member of the family could
read.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Windsor County.
Bethel.

THE following is a list of teachers and
their location for the summer, as nearly
as we could ascertain them: Nina Vim
son of East Randolph in district No
christian hilD W. N. Cragn is the prin-
cipal, Miss Clark of Randolph assistant,
Miss Mary Chadwick intermediate and
Miss Mary Leonard of Gaysville primary
in No. (village); Fanny Fisher in No.
Locust creek; Bertha Hodges of West
Stockbridge in No. 9 olympus; Nellie
Barnes in the old Church district; Josie
O'Connell in No. II South Lympus); Carrie
Rogers in No. Henry Preston district.
- This village sends out teachers to
other towns as follows: Nellie Terry, Robin
district, Royalton; Ella Hutchins, Newcomb-
Vile, Barnard. -: The services at the
Universalist and Congregational churches
were made pleasant on Sunday by the re-
ception of eleven new members into the
former and three into the latter church.
Those received into the former church were
Ira Ellis, Willie Barrows, Carl Gushing,
Bert Rogers James Graham, Alice Bar
rows, Katie Wallace, Belle Clark Kate
Kendall, Jennie Kendall and Mary Burnett.
Those received into the Congregational
church were Minnie Gibson, Jessie Spauld-
ing and TYLER James. - The remains OF
Mrs. Ira Holt, who died at the home of her
brother-in-aw, Nathan Parker, in this town
last winter, were taken from the tomb, where
they were placed at that time, and carried
TO her former home in Pittsford for inter-
ment on Thursday of last week. The re-
mains of her sister Mrs. Parker, who died
here about the same time, were taken from
the tomb and inferred here on Wednesday.
60 We learn that of the nineteen candi-
dates who applied for certificates to teach
in this town the coming year only about one
third of the number were qualified to re-
aatx Al hon ftalr ar
and son We're coming to the village, Wednes-
day of last week, their horse had so severe
an attack of the blind-staggers that they
were obliged to leave him and complete
their journey on foot We have not learned
whether the horse recovered or not.
James Graham had the misfortune to sprain
an ankle last week. The week before Mrs.
Milo Goss met with a similar accident
- The remains of Miss Martha Aims
worth, whose death in Salem, Mass, we
noticed some weeks ago. were brought here
for interment on Wednesday of last week
- Mrs. w. Il. Heath is visiting her
sister, Mrs. DR.. WEIGH, in Sutton, \. IL,
- Mrs Fred Arnold returned from her
visit of some weeks to her old home in
Providence, h. l., on Wednesday of last
week 80 Alice Edison spent last week
Thursday with her parents and friends in
this place.
East Bethel.
REV. Mr. BARRows has moved his family
from Hartand to Grand Isle. The roads
were very bad and they had the misfortune
to break an axle TO their carriage and were
obliged to stop over night at East Bethel to
get 1t repaired. - Mrs, Pearlman OF Mid,
dleseX has come to assist in taking care OF
her relative, Mrs. Paige, who fell down
stairs last week and is in very critical
condition. - Harvey House took a fine
lot of sixteen horses to market this week
So This village can boast of two very
/ II u.
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CONTINUED FROM FIRST pAeR.l

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAaEl
lingham Post, will prove most interesting,
as the speaker of the evening will be Mrs.
NJ. M. Huntington, who resided in the city
of Atlanta, Ga, during the first years of the
rebellion. Her story is a most thrilling one,
ii being an account of her escape in disguise
from " Inside the Lines" which is the sub
ject of her story. Other ladies of the State
Department, Woman's Relief Corps, will be
present. The ladies are especially invited.
Music will be furnished by Citizens Band.
- Mr.. A. G. Atherton has an apple-tree
in bloom, which is doing pretty well, con-
sidering the season. - Charles Keene
is making his place look quite well by TAX
ing away the trees about his house. He
has evidently caught the fever of Arbor
day. Long may it last in this vicinity.
- Mrs. NJ i. Wells has returned from
New York with fine line of millinery.
Her opening takes place this week Friday
and Saturday.
Woodbury..
THERE have been no preaching services
at the Methodist church for three Sundays
past on account of bad travelling. 1t is ex-
pected there will be services next Sabbath
- The temperance meetings will com
mence again Sunday evening, May 8th
They have not been held for four weeks.
- Elmer Barrett has gone to New
Hampshire to stay with his father this sum-
mer. - There was meeting at the
company could be organized to commence
work on the stone quarry owned by Voodry
& Town. Mr.. Voodry has orders for several
thousand dollars worth of stone, to be gotten
out as soon as the roads are settled. -
Willie Carr is to work for Weston Jackson
the coming season. - The lumber at the
mill is all sawed and the men are waiting for
the ice to go out so that they can float down
the logs which were left on the pond. -
George Foster made about fifteen hundred
pounds of sugar of excellent quality the
past season.
South Woodbury..
GEORGE LANCE sold four-year-old Fear
naught colt last week to a Mr.. Haviland of
Danville for $500 80 Charlie Lille COM
menced work for his father, Patrick Lilley,
for six months last Monday - Mrs.
Moriva Ainsworth has returned to her home
in this place and will remain short time.
Worcester.
ASA CAMERON lost horse last week by
it's getting leg broken. - Miss Glover
of Ryegate is to teach the Corner school,
Edith Wiley in district No. g Mary Abbott
in the Ellis district, Myrtle Wheeler in the
NJ. p. Wheeler district, and Mrs. Carrie
Town has engaged to teach for the thir-
teenth time on Hampshire Hill.
Putnamsville.
IRA ROBINSON teaches at the village and
Dennis Putnam at Shady Rill.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Grsal Notites,
| BIGAIL L. BENEFITS ESTATE.

A BIGAIL Il. BENEFITS ESTATE.
N COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Washing
ton Commits sioners, to receive, examine and ad
lust ali claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Abigail f. Bennett, late of Montpelier
in said District deceased, and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto, hereby give notice that will meet
for the purposes aforesaid at the Montpelier SAY
ings Bank and Trust Company in said Montpelier,
ON the third Tuesday of June and third Tuesday
Of October next from ten o'clock A NJ. pn.
til four O'Clock p NJ, each of said days, and that
six months from the 2ath day of April, A, ID, 1851
Is the time limited by said Court for said creditors
allowance,
Dated at Montpelier, this 80 day of May, A. d.
1851 w, q. FERRIN, lCop,n,issionars
O305 W. Il. BRAMAN,t N"''0'''
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ELIzAA w X; KI IlkEHSS E @siLiIat:n

IL STATE OF VERMONT, washington District IS.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in and for
said District, on the 18th day of April, A. D. lss7
Testament of Eliza W, Riker, late of Montpelier,
in said District deceased makes application TO said
Court with the consent and appreciation in writing
of the legatees and devsees OF the said deceased
residing In the state of Vermont for license to sell
all of the real estate of said deceased situated in
Montpelier, in.said District, to witt The lot with
buildings thereon situated on Barre street, socalled
representing that the sale thereof would be beneficial
to the legatees and deysees of said deceased
and those interested In her estate, in order
to convert said real estate into money. Where
upon it is ordered by said Court that said applica
tion he referred to session thereof to be held at
the Probate Otiice, In said Montpelier, the 2lth
day of May, A. d., lss7, for hearing and decision
thereon and 1t is further ordered that all persons
Interested be hereof by publication of notice
of said application and order thereon three weeks
successfully In the Vermont Wdfchmdn a State Jour
nai newspaper published at Montpelier. in this
state, and which circulates in the neighborhood of
those Interested before said time of hearing that
they may appear at said time and place and IL they
see cause, object thereto Pr.
BY the Court.-Attest,
03-05 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

There will he sold at public auction on the S0th day
of May 1881 the following described real estate in
Moretown village, viz; The store aud tin-shop
owned by L. w. Farr of said Moretown, about one
half acre of land upon which said store is situated
and also quantity of groceries, such as teas tobacco,
sugar, etc, etc Sale to commence at niue o'clock
in the forenoon. +. A, HEATH Assignee.
MOretOwn NAV 4, 1857.
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LamOille County.

JOHN c. BUGBEE died April 2Sth, after an
illness of only two or three days, aged sixty
six years. He died in the same house and
the same room in which he was born,
and his whole life has been spent on the
same farm. He had acquired a competency
by farming and had the confidence and re-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
Madame Dem0rest's Patterns.

Ladies' resting paror, dressing,room and toilet on
the second floor front, adjacent to the millinery
rooms and dressmaking department, where ladies
from ont of town can leave bundles and shawls with
perfect safety.
The important question now for ladies at distance
from city stores Is in what establishment they
have perfect confidence thar their wants, great or
small will receive the same careful attention that
they themselves would give to their selection. We
are happy in the certainty that we have the conf
dence large and constantly increasing circle of
patrons throughout New England. whose orders we
I'LL to their entire satisfaction. our mail-order bust
having grown to such large proportions, we
have organized special department. whose duty it
is to give instant attention TO every communication
received, to send samples and information whenever
desired and to bestow the most faithful care and
attention upon all instructions and orders from
customers.
We take pleasure in inviting you to visit our estab
shment when in this city for shopping or visiting
Our welappointed reception and tOiletrooms are an
especial boon to ladies from out of town. Parcels
and wraps cared for. Writing materials fashion
magazines and papers at hand, and any information
relative to business the city will be cheerfully
given.
copy of monthly publication illustrated,
Mie Hoar sent free to any address. Send for sam
pie copy. Address
BARNARD, SUMNER & co.,
WORCESTER, MASS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04

Four men shinglng barn in Monticello,
N. Y, were brought to the ground suddenly,
and two killed, in strange manner. A
calf had been tied to post of the scat
folding, and its antics pulled the support
dashed his brains out against a foundation
stone and another man was MORALLY
wounded.
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DreSS-Making, Cloak Making and Milliner
BUYERS or CARPETS

or other important large bills will find their very
best interests served faithfully with Our seec-
lions will prove satisfactory and prices stand
favorable with the closest competition met. We al
ways send full lines of samples with prices when
quested and we respectfully solicit the trade of
DRESS-MAKERS and others who buy to sell again,
who will he favored with a liberal discount from
retail prices best and most fashionable goods